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mpaiva committed Jul 13, 2024
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### General Sensations and Symptoms

**Aura:** Some individuals experience an aura before a seizure, which can include unusual feelings, sensations, or changes in perception. Common auras include:
Some individuals experience an aura before a seizure, which can include unusual feelings, sensations, or changes in perception. Common auras include:

- A sudden feeling of fear or anxiety
- A sense of déjà vu
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### During the Seizure

- **Loss of Consciousness**: Particularly in tonic-clonic seizures, the person may lose consciousness and collapse.
- **Muscle Stiffness and Jerking**: The body may become stiff (tonic phase) followed by rhythmic jerking movements (clonic phase).
- **Blank Stare**: In absence seizures, a person may suddenly stop what they are doing and have a blank stare.
- **Automatisms**: Some people may perform repetitive movements, such as lip-smacking, blinking, or hand movements, during focal seizures with impaired awareness.
- **Confusion**: Postictal confusion is common after a seizure, leaving the person disoriented and unable to communicate clearly.
During a seizure, individuals may experience a variety of intense and distressing symptoms, which can vary significantly depending on the type of seizure they are having:

- #### Loss of Consciousness

- Particularly in tonic-clonic seizures, the person may lose consciousness and collapse.

- #### Muscle Stiffness and Jerking

- The body may become stiff (tonic phase) followed by rhythmic jerking movements (clonic phase).

- #### Blank Stare

- In absence seizures, a person may suddenly stop what they are doing and have a blank stare.

- #### Automatisms

- Some people may perform repetitive movements, such as lip-smacking, blinking, or hand movements, during focal seizures with impaired awareness.

- #### Confusion

- Postictal confusion is common after a seizure, leaving the person disoriented and unable to communicate clearly.

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### Emotional and Physical Impact

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